The history of post-war Britain can only be properly understood with reference to the phenomenon of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). They have been right at the heart of every major socio-political initiative. From environmentalism to consumerism; from international aid to human rights; on identity issues such as age, gender, race, religion, disability and sexuality; and on social policy issues such as homelessness, education, child protection and mental health. This book offers the first survey account of NGOs in Britain since 1945. It brings together younger and established scholars to showcase new research presented in the form of surveys of the following areas: environmentalism, international aid and development, human rights, the peace movement, gay rights, sexual politics, women's groups, the anti-apartheid movement, the poverty lobby, drugs, fair-trade, moral reform groups, the relationship between NGOs and the state, and the nature of democracy. It does so by offering accounts of key NGOs in postwar Britain including Amnesty International, the Abortion Law Reform Association, Greenpeace, the Women's Institute, the Child Poverty Action Group and even Mary Whitehouse's National Viewers' and Listeners' Association.
Introduction; J.McKay & M.Hilton
Peace: Direct Action and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 1958-62; J.Burkett
International Aid and Development: British Humanitarian, Aid and Development NGOs, 1949-Present; C.Saunders
Women: Housewives, Workers and Citizens: Voluntary Women's Organizations and the Campaign for Women's Rights in England and Wales during the Post-war Period; C.Beaumont
Sexual Politics: The Sphere of Sexual Politics: the Abortion Law Reform Association, 1930s to 1960s; S.Brooke
Gay Rights: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual NGOs in Britain: Past, Present and Future; M.Waites
Human Rights: Human Rights Campaigns in Modern Britain; T.Buchanan
Anti-Apartheid: The Anti-Apartheid Movement: Pressure Group Politics, International Solidarity and Transnational Activism; R.Skinner
Poverty: Stopping the Poor Getting Poorer: the Establishment and Professionalisation of Poverty NGOs, 1945-95; T.Evans
Drugs: The Changing Role of NGOs in Britain: Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs; A.Mold
Reactionaries: There was Something About Mary: The National Viewers' and Listeners' Association and Social Movement History; L.Black
Environmentalism: Environmental NGOs and the Environmental Movement in England; C.Rootes
Fair Trade: NGOs and Fair trade: the Social Movement behind the Label; M.Anderson
NGOs and the State: Transforming a Divided Civil Society? Governance, Conflict Transformation and NGOs in Northern Ireland, 1970-2006; A.Mitchell
Democracy: NGOs and Democratisation: Assessing Variation in the Internal Democratic Practices of NGOs; D.Halpin
NICHOLAS CROWSON is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Modern History at the University of Birmingham, UK.
MATTHEW HILTON is Professor of Social History at the University of Birmingham, UK.
JAMES MCKAY is Project Officer at the Database of Archives of UK Non-Governmental Organisations since 1945 (DANGO), at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Description
The history of post-war Britain can only be properly understood with reference to the phenomenon of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). They have been right at the heart of every major socio-political initiative. From environmentalism to consumerism; from international aid to human rights; on identity issues such as age, gender, race, religion, disability and sexuality; and on social policy issues such as homelessness, education, child protection and mental health. This book offers the first survey account of NGOs in Britain since 1945. It brings together younger and established scholars to showcase new research presented in the form of surveys of the following areas: environmentalism, international aid and development, human rights, the peace movement, gay rights, sexual politics, women's groups, the anti-apartheid movement, the poverty lobby, drugs, fair-trade, moral reform groups, the relationship between NGOs and the state, and the nature of democracy. It does so by offering accounts of key NGOs in postwar Britain including Amnesty International, the Abortion Law Reform Association, Greenpeace, the Women's Institute, the Child Poverty Action Group and even Mary Whitehouse's National Viewers' and Listeners' Association.
Contents
Introduction; J.McKay & M.Hilton
Peace: Direct Action and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 1958-62; J.Burkett
International Aid and Development: British Humanitarian, Aid and Development NGOs, 1949-Present; C.Saunders
Women: Housewives, Workers and Citizens: Voluntary Women's Organizations and the Campaign for Women's Rights in England and Wales during the Post-war Period; C.Beaumont
Sexual Politics: The Sphere of Sexual Politics: the Abortion Law Reform Association, 1930s to 1960s; S.Brooke
Gay Rights: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual NGOs in Britain: Past, Present and Future; M.Waites
Human Rights: Human Rights Campaigns in Modern Britain; T.Buchanan
Anti-Apartheid: The Anti-Apartheid Movement: Pressure Group Politics, International Solidarity and Transnational Activism; R.Skinner
Poverty: Stopping the Poor Getting Poorer: the Establishment and Professionalisation of Poverty NGOs, 1945-95; T.Evans
Drugs: The Changing Role of NGOs in Britain: Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs; A.Mold
Reactionaries: There was Something About Mary: The National Viewers' and Listeners' Association and Social Movement History; L.Black
Environmentalism: Environmental NGOs and the Environmental Movement in England; C.Rootes
Fair Trade: NGOs and Fair trade: the Social Movement behind the Label; M.Anderson
NGOs and the State: Transforming a Divided Civil Society? Governance, Conflict Transformation and NGOs in Northern Ireland, 1970-2006; A.Mitchell
Democracy: NGOs and Democratisation: Assessing Variation in the Internal Democratic Practices of NGOs; D.Halpin
Authors
NICHOLAS CROWSON is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Modern History at the University of Birmingham, UK.
MATTHEW HILTON is Professor of Social History at the University of Birmingham, UK.
JAMES MCKAY is Project Officer at the Database of Archives of UK Non-Governmental Organisations since 1945 (DANGO), at the University of Birmingham, UK.
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